The following have been received in the Buffalo State Senate Office, have been logged, and will be reviewed by the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee:
Program Revision:
Minor in Public Administration
New Courses:
ASL 501 Introduction to American Sign Language
Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing
Offered Every Semester
This is the first course in the American Sign Language (ASL) sequence, introducing fundamental ASL grammar, language functions, and fingerspelling. Students develop basic receptive and expressive skills for communicating in ASL with Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
ASL 502 Intermediate American Sign Language
Pre-requisite: ASL 501
Offered Every Semester
This graduate-level continuation of ASL 501 develops advanced expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language, with emphasis on grammatical features, classifiers, and conversational competence. Students also engage in critical analysis of Deaf culture, linguistics, and current issues in the Deaf community.
ASL 503 Advanced Sign Language
Pre-requisite: ASL 502
Offered Every Fall Semester
This is the final course in the American Sign Language (ASL) sequence designed to promote advanced competence in ASL conversational skills to a level that is recommended for work in schools and public agencies that serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing population.
ASL 530 Deaf Culture in America
Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing
Offered Every Spring Semester
This course provides students with cultural knowledge and understanding of Deaf culture in America. Topics include the effects of hearing loss, communication options, assistive technologies, and cultural norms. Students develop skills for effective communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
Course Revisions:
HTR 318 Cultural Tourism and World Travel (formerly Cultural Tourism)
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Spring
A discovery of cultural tourism and world travel with a historical and societal context to include the economic and social impact on community, region and world trade, and geopolitical and cultural heritage understandings. An international travel opportunity for interested students occurs during the spring semester when this class is offered.
HTR 335 Wine Beer and Spirits (formerly Wine Essentials)
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Spring
A comprehensive overview of wine, beer, spirits and craft beverages with an emphasis on history, culture, production, tastings, service and food pairings. Tours and associated events will take place throughout the semester. Students will become Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS) certified.
HTR 340 Industry Experience in Hospitality and Tourism (formerly Industry Experience)
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Semester
An exciting opportunity to integrate academic and technical knowledge with industry experience in hospitality-tourism enterprises. Includes 8 hours per week supervised field experience, meeting with instructor and structured written assignments. This course may be taken for a maximum of 6.0 credits hours.
HTR 365 Menu Design and Development
Pre-requisite: Sophomore or above
Offered Every Fall
Complete study of food and beverage menus from an historical perspective to contemporary culinary offerings to include menu analysis and strategies for development, design, costs, legal, service strategies and comparisons to menus of hospitality and tourism industry leading brands.
HTR 375 Events Management
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Semester
Overview of gold standard and best practices within the event management field to include client expectations, technology, networking, finances, venues and spaces, food and beverage, marketing, and special event executing such as weddings, sports, charity, festivals, concerts, corporate, comedy, workshops, conferences, trade shows, meetings, exhibits, galas, launches, and mass gatherings.
HTR 390 Strategic Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism (formerly Strategic Marketing in Hospitality)
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Semester
Students will be exposed to relevant principles and concepts of marketing in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry and will learn theories of market segmentation and positions. Various theories will be required to develop a marketing plan and analyze hospitality case studies. Price, promotion and consumer behavior are discussed in detail.
HTR 408 Convention Sales and Meetings Management (formerly Conventions, Meetings, and Expositions)
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Semester
This course will focus on the essentials of the Meetings and Convention industry. Thorough knowledge of group sales and the service end of this hospitality tourism sector along with the framework for planning and executing meetings or conventions will be explored. Site tours will take place throughout the semester.
HTR 468 Hotel Resort and Spa Management (formerly Hotel Management)
Pre-requisite: HTR 110
Offered Every Semester
An in-depth encapsulation of hotel, resort and spa types including boutique to luxury, extended stay to themed, vacation to historic properties. Emphasis on the duties of leadership, responsibilities, advanced theory, current global issues and solutions facing hotels, resort, spa management as well as diversity in management through cultural differences.
*To challenge a proposed course listed above, please see DOPS IV:04:00